Bachelor of Science in Pharmaceutical Sciences
The five-year Bachelor of Science in Pharmaceutical Sciences (BSPS) program is designed to equip the students with the fundamental principles of pharmaceutical sciences, grounded in sound principles from different fields such as biology, chemistry, and mathematics. It answers the need for more experts, leaders, managers, and innovators in the field of pharmaceutical sciences.
Date of BOR Approval (Institution)
OVPAA-Approved as of May 8, 2020
Program Learning Outcomes
Practice pharmacy in a professional, legal, and ethical manner to serve the Filipino people;
Effectively communicate pharmaceutical product information and research outputs in the pharmaceutical sciences to key stakeholders through different types of media;
Conduct ethical and relevant research studies that focus on design, development, and manufacture of medicines;
Work collaboratively with inter- and multi-professional pharmaceutical industries and other related fields;
Pursue life-long learning for professional development towards nation building;
Apply the principles of product lifecycle management in ensuring operational efficiency;
Evaluate the safety, efficacy, quality, and cost of pharmaceutical products; and
Formulate pharmaceutical products designed to achieve optimum therapeutic outcomes.
Admission Requirements
The incoming student must pass the UPCAT. The incoming student must be a high school graduate.
Graduation Requirements
Students must satisfy all academic and other requirements required for graduation.
Summary of Credit Units
| Category | Credit Units |
| General Education | 24.0 |
| Legislated | 3.0 |
| Foundation | 6.0 |
| Core/Professional Courses | 62.0 |
| Major | 98.0 |
| Electives | 0.0 |
| Total | 193.0 |
Curriculum Checklist
| First Year |
| First Semester | Second Semester |
| Course Code | Credit Units | Course Code | Credit Units |
| NSTP 1 | (3.0) | NSTP 2 | (3.0) |
| PE 1 | (2.0) | PE 2 | (2.0) |
| GE | 3.0 | GE | 3.0 |
| GE | 3.0 | GE | 3.0 |
| GE | 3.0 | PI 100 | 3.0 |
| GE | 3.0 | Bio 127 | 3.0 |
| Chem 18 | 3.0 | Pharm 107 | 3.0 |
| Pharm 101 | 2.0 | Pharm 107.1 | 1.0 |
| Pharm 106 | 2.0 | Pharm 110 | 3.0 |
| | | Pharm Sci 140.1 | 1.0 |
| Total | 19.0 | Total | 20.0 |
| Second Year |
| First Semester | Second Semester |
| Course Code | Credit Units | Course Code | Credit Units |
| PE 2 | (2.0) | PE 2 | (2.0) |
| GE | 3.0 | Pharm 104 | 3.0 |
| GE | 3.0 | Pharm 114 | 3.0 |
| Pharm 113 | 3.0 | Pharm 120 | 2.0 |
| Pharm 195 | 3.0 | Pharm 125 | 2.0 |
| Pharm Sci 143.1 | 1.0 | Pharm 130 | 5.0 |
| Pharm Sci 144 | 3.0 | Pharm Sci 141 | 2.0 |
| | | Pharm Sci 141.1 | 2.0 |
| Total | 16.0 | Total | 19.0 |
| Third Year |
| First Semester | Second Semester |
| Course Code | Credit Units | Course Code | Credit Units |
| Pharm 116 | 2.0 | Pharm 117 | 2.0 |
| Pharm 121 | 2.0 | Pharm 128 | 3.0 |
| Pharm 126 | 2.0 | Pharm 129 | 2.0 |
| Pharm 127 | 2.0 | Pharm 133 | 3.0 |
| Pharm 131 | 2.0 | Pharm Sci 147 | 1.0 |
| Pharm 199 | 2.0 | Pharm Sci 150 | 2.0 |
| Pharm Sci 146 | 4.0 | Pharm Sci 154 | 3.0 |
| Pharm Sci 152 | 3.0 | Pharm Sci 160 | 1.0 |
| Pharm Sci 171.1 | 2.0 | Pharm Sci 162 | 2.0 |
| | | Pharm Sci 172.1 | 2.0 |
| Total | 21.0 | Total | 21.0 |
| Fourth Year |
| First Semester | Second Semester |
| Course Code | Credit Units | Course Code | Credit Units |
| Pharm 118 | 2.0 | Pharm 136 | 2.0 |
| Pharm 138 | 3.0 | Pharm Sci 180.1 | 7.5 |
| Pharm 197 | 1.0 | Pharm Sci 185 | 3.0 |
| Pharm Sci 156 | 2.0 | Pharm Sci 187 | 3.0 |
| Pharm Sci 164 | 3.0 | Pharm Sci 187.1 | 2.0 |
| Pharm Sci 173.1 | 1.0 | Pharm Sci 193 | 3.0 |
| Pharm Sci 174.1 | 1.0 | | |
| Pharm Sci 182 | 3.0 | | |
| Pharm Sci 184 | 3.0 | | |
| Total | 19.0 | Total | 20.5 |
| Fifth Year |
| First Semester | Second Semester |
| Course Code | Credit Units | Course Code | Credit Units |
| Pharm Sci 180.2 | 7.5 | Pharm Sci 180.4 | 3.0 |
| Pharm Sci 180.3 | 4.5 | Pharm Sci 180.5 | 7.5 |
| Pharm Sci 188 | 4.0 | Pharm Sci 194 | 5.0 |
| Pharm Sci 191 | 3.0 | Pharm Sci 200.2 | 2.0 |
| Pharm Sci 200.1 | 1.0 | | |
| Total | 20.0 | Total | 17.5 |
Individual Course Titles and Descriptions with Credit Units, Pre-requisites, and/or Co-requisites
Major Courses
Core Courses
Course Code: Pharm 101
Course Title: Pharmacy as a Profession
Credit Units: 2.0 units
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: An introduction to the pharmacy profession and its various areas of practice
Course Code: Pharm 104
Course Title: Pharmacognosy
Credit Units: 3.0 (2.0 units lecture; 1.0 unit laboratory)
Pre-requisite: Plant Taxonomy (Bio 127)
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: Composition and pharmaceutical uses of the most commonly used natural products
Course Code: Pharm 106
Course Title: Pharmaceutical Calculations
Credit Units: 2.0 units
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: Fundamental mathematical principles and calculations required for the preparation and administration of medications
Course Code: Pharm 107
Course Title: Pharmaceutical Analytical and Inorganic Chemistry
Credit Units: 3.0 units (lecture)
Pre-requisites: Pharmaceutical Calculations (Pharm 106) and Fundamentals of General Chemistry II (Chem 18)
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: Concepts and principles in pharmaceutical inorganic chemistry and its applications in general methods of analysis
Course Code: Pharm 107.1
Course Title: Pharmaceutical Analytical and Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory
Credit Unit: 1.0 unit laboratory
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: Pharmaceutical Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry (Pharm 107)
Course Description: Qualitative and quantitative methods of the analysis of inorganic pharmaceuticals
Course Code: Pharm 110
Course Title: Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry 1
Credit Units: 3.0 units (lecture)
Pre-requisite: Fundamentals of General Chemistry II (Chem 18)
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: Structure, function, and reactivity of pharmaceutically relevant organic compounds
Course Code: Pharm 113
Course Title: Pharmaceutical Biochemistry
Credit Units: 3.0 units (lecture)
Pre-requisite: Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry 1 (Pharm 110)
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: Metabolism of biological molecules in the normal and diseased states of the human body, with emphasis on biochemical pathways as potential drug targets
Course Code: Pharm 116
Course Title: Pharmaceutical Management
Credit Units: 2.0 units (lecture)
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: Fundamental, human resource, and strategic management, including leadership principles and concepts, applicable to the pharmaceutical industry
Course Code: Pharm 117
Course Title: Pharmaceutical Accounting
Credit Units: 2.0 units (lecture)
Pre-requisite: Pharmaceutical Management (Pharm 116)
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: Financial management accounting as applied to the different areas of practice of pharmacy
Course Code: Pharm 118
Course Title: Pharmaceutical Marketing
Credit Units: 3.0 units
Pre-requisite: Pharmaceutical Accounting (Pharm 117)
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: Theory and practice of marketing in the pharmaceutical industry and pharmacy-related services
Course Code: Pharm 120
Course Title: Human Anatomy and Physiology for Pharmacy 1
Credit Units: 2.0 units (lecture)
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: Pharmaceutical Biochemistry (Pharm 113)
Course Description: Structures and functions of the human integumentary, skeletal, muscular, lymphatic and immune, and nervous systems
Course Code: Pharm 121
Course Title: Human Anatomy and Physiology for Pharmacy 2
Credit Units: 2.0 units
Pre-requisite: Human Anatomy and Physiology for Pharmacy 1 (Pharm 120)
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: Continuation of the study of the structures and functions of human body systems
Course Code: Pharm 125
Course Title: Pharmacology for Pharmacy 1
Credit Units: 2.0 units
Pre-requisites: Pharmaceutical Biochemistry (Pharm 113) and Human Anatomy and Physiology for Pharmacy 1 (Pharm 120)
Co-requisites: Pharmaceutical Biochemistry (Pharm 113) and Human Anatomy and Physiology for Pharmacy 1 (Pharm 120)
Course Description: General concepts in pharmacology and study of antimicrobials and drugs affecting the central nervous system
Course Code: Pharm 126
Course Title: Pharmacology for Pharmacy 2
Credit Units: 3.0 units
Pre-requisite: Pharmacology for Pharmacy 1 (Pharm 125)
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: Continued study of pharmacology focusing on various organ systems and disease states
Course Code: Pharm 127
Course Title: Pharmaceutical Toxicology
Credit Units: 2.0 units
Pre-requisite: Pharmacology for Pharmacy 1 (Pharm 125)
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: Principles of toxicology and the study of toxic substances relevant to pharmacy practice
Course Code: Pharm 128
Course Title: Medicinal Chemistry
Credit Units: 3.0 units
Pre-requisite: Pharmacology for Pharmacy 2 (Pharm 126)
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: Pharmacy and chemistry of natural, semisynthetic, and synthetic organic medicinals with application to drug design and development
Course Code: Pharm 130
Course Title: Pharmaceutics 1
Credit Units: 3.0 units
Pre-requisite: 2nd year standing
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: Introduction to pharmaceutical dosage forms, drug delivery systems, and physical pharmacy
Course Code: Pharm 131
Course Title: Pharmaceutics 2
Credit Units: 2.0 units
Pre-requisite: Pharmaceutics 1 (Pharm 130)
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: Advanced study of dosage form design, manufacturing, and stability
Course Code: Pharm 133
Course Title: Dispensing and Incompatibilities
Credit Units: 3.0 units
Pre-requisite: Pharmacology for Pharmacy 1 (Pharm 125)
Co-requisites: Pharmacology for Pharmacy 2 (Pharm 126) and Pharmaceutics 1 (Pharm 130)
Course Description: Fundamentals of handling medications in community and hospital settings; compounding, dispensing, and managing drug therapy problems
Course Code: Pharm 136
Course Title: Legal Pharmacy
Credit Units: 2.0 units
Pre-requisite: 2nd year standing
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: Issuances and regulations relevant to the pharmacy profession in the Philippines
Course Code: Pharm 138
Course Title: Health Technology Assessment and Pharmaceutical Policy
Credit Units: 3.0 units (lecture)
Pre-requisite: 4th year standing
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: Principles and methods of health technology assessment and health policy as applied to pharmacy
Course Code: Pharm 195
Course Title: Pharmaceutical Statistics
Credit Units: 3.0 units
Pre-requisite: None
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: Applications of statistical methods in pharmacy for data analysis and research
Course Code: Pharm 197
Course Title: Pharmacy Seminar
Credit Unit: 1.0 unit [Graduation Requirement]
Pre-requisite: 5th year standing [Graduation Requirement]
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: Professional evaluation of literature and presentations on current pharmacy practice advancements [Graduation Requirement]
Course Code: Pharm 199
Course Title: Research Methods in Pharmacy
Credit Units: 2.0 units (lecture)
Pre-requisite: Pharmaceutical Statistics (Pharm 195)
Co-requisite: None
Course Description: Fundamentals and design of pharmaceutical research
